XM Acquires Effanel Music
XM Satellite Radio said Jan. 18 that it acquired Effanel Music Inc., a company specializing in live music, remote and mobile recording. “Bringing Effanel into the XM family is a...
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At Press Time: FCC Chairman Powell to Leave Soon
Federal Communications Com-mission sources confirmed Jan. 21 that Chairman Michael Powell is planning to resign after four years in a position marked by strong government efforts to increasingly deregulate telecom...
Satellite Industry Must Focus On Core Applications In Asia-Pacific Region
HONOLULU–Commercial satellite companies that do business in the Asia-Pacific region, the third-largest customer region for the industry, must continue to focus on applications that highlight the core strengths of satellite-based...
Intelsat Sale Should Go Through Despite IS-804 Failure
Although Zeus Holdings Ltd. has the right to terminate its acquisition of Intelsat following the recent failure of the IS-804 satellite, industry observers believe the transaction will go through, but...
Private Equity: Short-Term Funding With Long-Term Benefits
HONOLULU–Private equity companies’ investments in global satellite operators will be good for system operators in the short term and signals a confidence by the market in the fundamentals of the...
Spotlight: Serving Remote Canadian Regions
Telesat last week said that it, in partnership with the Canadian national government, has launched broadband communications services in 30 aboriginal communities in Northern Ontario, named the Northern Indigenous Community...
AMC-12 Arrives In Kazakhstan For Feb. 3 Launch
SES Americom said its Americom-12 (AMC-12) satellite arrived in Baikonur, Kazakhstan and will be undergoing final preparations for its Feb. 3 launch by International Launch Services on a Proton/Breeze M...
iPSTAR-1 Satellite Tests Complete
Shin Satellite PLC said Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) informed the company that it successfully concluded its antenna patterns and end-to-end payload tests in compact antenna test range (CATR) for the iPSTAR-1...
RaySat Brings Internet Access To In-Motion Vehicles
RaySat Inc. unveiled an antenna, the SpeedRay 3000, at the Consumer Electronics Showcase in Las Vegas, that will deliver high-speed Internet services to in-motion vehicles and distributes the connection to...
SingTel Expands Relationship With Loral Skynet
Loral Skynet said it renewed an agreement with Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) to distribute video, data, telecommunications and VSAT services on Loral’s Telstar 10 satellite. Additionally, SingTel also agreed to...